Ben Rueck hucks the big move on Wild Thing (5.12d), likely the best route of its grade at Independence Pass, Colorado. Photo by David Clifford

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Mason Earle prepares for a round in the Ice Caves. Photo by Zach Mahone.

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Ronnie Jenkins takes advantage of early summer conditions, when ice fills out the usually talus-strewn floor of the Ice Caves, to hop on Light Cycle (V8), a recent addition by Jon Glassberg. Photo by Veronica Beman.